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US5395079A
US5395079A US08/132,110 US13211093A US5395079A US 5395079 A US5395079 A US 5395079A US 13211093 A US13211093 A US 13211093A US 5395079 A US5395079 A US 5395079A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L3/00—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets
    • F16L3/08—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing
    • F16L3/10—Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing divided, i.e. with two members engaging the pipe, cable or protective tubing
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S248/00—Supports
    • Y10S248/903—Support reinforcement

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  • This invention relates, generally, to improvements in pipe anchors of the type used for anchoring pipes or conduits to structural members, particularly structural members in the underframes of railway cars.
  • Such pipe anchors are known and disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 2,546,792 dated Mar. 27, 1951 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,222,538 dated Sep. 16, 1980.
  • the pipe anchors disclosed in these prior art patents, as well as the pipe anchor of the present invention include two parts, one part is sometimes referred to as a base clamp member while the other part is sometimes referred to as a wedge clamp member.
  • a base clamp member is normally attached by welding or other suitable means to a rigid structural member and has a saddle portion which engages one side of a pipe.
  • a wedge clamp member mates with the base member utilizing the inclined plane principle to provide a wedging action so as to firmly clamp a length of pipe therebetween.
  • the wedge member has a cradle portion which engages the pipe on the side thereof opposite to the side engaged by the saddle portion of the base member.
  • pipe anchors of the foregoing general type are provided which incorporate improvements which serve to enhance the functioning and strength of these devices without significant, if any, increase in the cost thereof.
  • One problem sometimes encounterable with two-part pipe anchors of the prior art was the bending of the driving tabs on the wedge clamping members, tending to make removal and reuse of the wedge members difficult or impossible.
  • the object of the present invention is the provision of two-part pipe anchors of the foregoing general type which either eliminate or minimize the foregoing shortcomings and which are economical to manufacture and readily installed.
  • FIG. 1 is a side elevational view showing a two-part pipe anchor forming an embodiment of the present invention installed so as to anchor a pipe to a rigid structural support, such as in a railway car underframe;
  • FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the pipe anchor installation shown in FIG. 1 taken on line 2--2 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 3--3 of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded view showing the two parts of the pipe anchor shown in FIGS. 1-3.
  • a two-part pipe anchor is indicated generally at 5 comprising a base clamp member 6 and a mating drivable wedge clamp member 7.
  • the pipe anchor 5 is shown installed in pipe clamping and anchoring relationship on a length of pipe 8.
  • the base clamp member 6 is shown welded to a structural support member 10 as by welding indicated at W--W.
  • the base clamp member 6 may be in the form of a stamping, forging or casting and is generally saddle shaped so as to fit on the pipe 8.
  • the base 6 has an upwardly extending rear attaching flange 11 and an upwardly extending arcuate front attaching flange 12.
  • the arcuate shape imparts additional strength to the member 6.
  • Along the opposite bottom edges of the saddle portion of the base clamp member 6 it has a pair of longitudinally extending, upwardly inclined flanges 13 and 14.
  • the forward ends of the flanges 13 and 14 are extended so as to provide upwardly bendable locking tabs 15.
  • the right hand tab 15 is shown in its upwardly bent locking condition in FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • pairs of gussets or indentations 16--16 are provided at the bends during the formation of the member 6. These gussets 16 also serve as guides when the guidable clamp member 7 is assembled and driven into place.
  • the saddle portion of the base clamp member 6 is shaped so that the interior surface thereof interfits with the upper surface of the pipe 8 in a particular manner. Specifically, the interior surface at the top of the saddle is relieved or removed as indicated at 17 (FIG. 3) so as to be spaced from and not engage the top exterior of the pipe 8 in a longitudinal area equal to the arcuate width of the space 17.
  • the base member 6 includes a longitudinal rib 18 at the top corresponding to the width of the space or relief 17.
  • the shape of the interior surface of the base clamp member 6 is such that it has engagement with the exterior of the pipe in two rectangular arcuate areas 20--20 lying on opposite sides of the space 17.
  • the shape of the saddle portion of the member 6 is such that its interior does not engage the opposite sides of the pipe 8 but, instead, has clearance with respect thereto as indicated at 19--19 (FIG. 3). Accordingly, the engagement between the interior surface of the base member 6 and the exterior of the pipe 8 is confined to the longitudinally extending arcuate areas 20--20.
  • the clearances 19 facilitate the installation of a series of the pipe anchors 5 at intervals along a pipe.
  • the drivable clamp member 7 is likewise formed by stamping, forging or casting so that it can be driven into wedging clamping relationship with the base clamp member 6 and thereby clamp the pipe 8 therebetween and in turn, secure its attachment to the support member 10.
  • the drivable clamp member 7 has a cradle shaped longitudinal central portion 25 with integrally formed ears 26--26 laterally extending from opposite sides thereof.
  • the ears 26 are formed by flanges which are doubled over so as to form channel formations which matingly fit over the flanges 13 and 14 of the base clamp member 6.
  • the ears 26 are upwardly inclined from the front to the rear at an inclination matching the inclination of the flanges 13 and 14.
  • the wedge clamp member 7 Across its front end the wedge clamp member 7 has a downwardly turned integrally formed driving tab 27. After the clamp member 7 has been hand-assembled to the base clamp member 6, the tab 27 is used to drive the clamp member 7 into wedged clamping relationship with the base clamp member 6.
  • the drivable clamp member 7 may be stamped or otherwise formed so as to include the cradle portion 25 in the form of a longitudinal reinforcing rib which extends integrally from the driving tab 27 for the length of the member 7.
  • This reinforcing rib and cradle portion 25 serves both to strengthen the driving tab 27 so as to prevent it from becoming deformed or bent and to reinforce the clamp member 7 and divide it into two longitudinal pipe engaging arcuate areas or surfaces 30--30 with a longitudinal arcuate gap 31 therebetween.
  • the width of the arcuate areas 30 is approximately equal to the width of the arcuate areas 20.
  • the areas 20 Relating the width of the arcuate areas 20--20 and 30--30 to the dial of a clock, the areas 20 generally occupy the 10-11 and 1-2 o'clock positions while the areas 30 occupy the 7-8 and 4-5 o'clock positions.
  • maximum advantage is taken of the retention force due to the coefficient friction so as to maintain the two parts of the pipe anchor 5 in assembled relationship without becoming loosened over periods of extended use in which the pipe anchors are generally subjected to prolonged vibration.
  • wedge stops 29--29 are provided on the rear ends of the flanges 13 and 14.

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US20030145537A1 (en) * 2002-02-05 2003-08-07 Geoff Bailey Metal building stud and brick tie for a hybrid metal and timber framed building system
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USD522834S1 (en) 2003-09-24 2006-06-13 Thomas & Betts International, Inc. Tubular member clamp
US20070075808A1 (en) * 2005-10-05 2007-04-05 Ls Industrial Systems Co., Ltd. Multi-pole circuit breaker and apparatus for preventing deformation of driving shaft thereof
US20110078975A1 (en) * 2009-10-07 2011-04-07 Spruiell Scott E Construction Bracket and Method of Use
US8371544B2 (en) 2010-08-19 2013-02-12 Gunderson Llc Pipe anchor for railroad car
US20130206938A1 (en) * 2011-12-19 2013-08-15 Doug Clouser Mounting clamp for pole
US20170089490A1 (en) * 2015-08-12 2017-03-30 Strato, Inc. Pipe clamp combination
US20190063166A1 (en) * 2017-08-22 2019-02-28 Micheal Allen DANIELS Wedged clamp assembly
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US5624089A (en) * 1995-08-21 1997-04-29 Ireco, Inc. Pipe anchoring system
US5743498A (en) * 1997-02-12 1998-04-28 Ireco, Inc. Pipe anchoring system
US5819476A (en) * 1997-07-30 1998-10-13 American Metal Products Co. Gutter cover mounting clips
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US6216889B1 (en) * 2000-01-26 2001-04-17 Tien-Tsai Chang Rod rack supporting structure
US6481054B1 (en) * 2001-02-26 2002-11-19 Marketing Displays, Inc. Hinge assembly for sign having flip display
US6761343B2 (en) * 2001-06-13 2004-07-13 York International Corp. Single-piece motor mount
US7513754B2 (en) 2001-06-13 2009-04-07 York International Corporation Sheet metal support for a furnace blower
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US20030052234A1 (en) * 2001-09-19 2003-03-20 Akio Nakagawa Cable mounting structure
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US20030071174A1 (en) * 2001-10-10 2003-04-17 Gummi-Jager Kg Gmbh & Cie Holding means for an aeration system
US20030145537A1 (en) * 2002-02-05 2003-08-07 Geoff Bailey Metal building stud and brick tie for a hybrid metal and timber framed building system
US6708742B2 (en) * 2002-03-15 2004-03-23 Larry V. Weathers Leaf and debris chute
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USD516416S1 (en) 2003-06-18 2006-03-07 Pbm, Inc. Conduit support
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US20050022891A1 (en) * 2003-06-18 2005-02-03 Friedline Gary W. Sanitary conduit support systems and methods
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US20070187555A1 (en) * 2004-03-12 2007-08-16 Raymond Rabanin Securing elements to pipes or tubes
US20070075808A1 (en) * 2005-10-05 2007-04-05 Ls Industrial Systems Co., Ltd. Multi-pole circuit breaker and apparatus for preventing deformation of driving shaft thereof
US7541899B2 (en) * 2005-10-05 2009-06-02 Ls Industrial Systems Co., Ltd. Multi-pole circuit breaker and apparatus for preventing deformation of driving shaft thereof
US9010063B2 (en) 2009-10-07 2015-04-21 Scott E. Spruiell Construction bracket and method of use
US20110078975A1 (en) * 2009-10-07 2011-04-07 Spruiell Scott E Construction Bracket and Method of Use
US8371544B2 (en) 2010-08-19 2013-02-12 Gunderson Llc Pipe anchor for railroad car
US20130206938A1 (en) * 2011-12-19 2013-08-15 Doug Clouser Mounting clamp for pole
US9284968B2 (en) * 2011-12-19 2016-03-15 Gary L. Sharpe Mounting clamp for pole
US20170089490A1 (en) * 2015-08-12 2017-03-30 Strato, Inc. Pipe clamp combination
US9951887B2 (en) * 2015-08-12 2018-04-24 Strato, Inc. Pipe clamp combination
US20190063166A1 (en) * 2017-08-22 2019-02-28 Micheal Allen DANIELS Wedged clamp assembly
US10557319B2 (en) * 2017-08-22 2020-02-11 Micheal Allen DANIELS Wedged camp assembly
US11058072B2 (en) * 2018-11-28 2021-07-13 Le Groupe Dsd Inc. Clamp for supporting flexible tubes

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